We owe it to our patients, and ourselves, to be the best practitioners we can be – and this goes beyond clinical expertise. In a world of information overload and competing demands on our time, it is often difficult to just get to the core facts of an issue without having to negotiate a large amount of unnecessary material.
• The legal and statutory environments applicable to dental practise • How to satisfy the expectations of the regulators regarding dental records by complying with the Health Records good practice principles of the AHPRA Code of Conduct • How to meet obligations with respect to privacy, confidentiality and security, as well as how to respond appropriately to requests for dental records • Considerations around the consent process – getting the terminology right, patient autonomy, capacity, documentation, the consequences of proceeding without consent
Further informationDr Craig Brown graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) with Second Class Honours from the University of Sydney in 1986. He is a general dental practitioner and has been practising in Manly, Sydney, since 1988. Craig worked for ADA NSW Advisory Services on a part-time basis for over 10 years, firstly as a Peer Advisor and subsequently in a consultancy capacity.
